OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385750
L.B. FOSTER COMPANY
MINERAL RIDGE, OH·
Event description
Employee fractures hand when crushed by work piece exiting m
Investigation abstract
At 1:00 p.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was operating a Bar Saw/Drill combo machine used in the manufacturing of railroad signaling equipment. The employee's left hand was crushed by a work piece as it exited the machine, resulting in a fracture injury. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of the injury.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 779
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